Amazon has awarded ten computer science and robotics teachers with a $30,000 prize for the work they have put in to educate underserved and underrepresented communities in their respective fields.
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Amazon Future Engineer has launched in Canada to help students gain important skills in computer science. The firm will invest $3 million over three years which will benefit over a million kids.
Under the program, 100 students belonging to underserved communities will receive $40,000 to pursue computer science at college together with a guaranteed internship placement at Amazon.
Amazon has announced that it's going to expand its Future Engineers program in order to help fill the gap in the computer science market. It plans to target kids of all ages from low-income families.